Transcript community services department

Community Services Department
David F. Byron, Director
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MISSION
To enhance the quality of life of the community by
facilitating access to and delivery of these citizen
initiated services: health, agricultural extension, library,
veterans, community assistance, public transportation,
and parks, recreation and culture.
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Dave Byron, Director
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Community Services Department
Dave Byron
Director
Operations Manager
Dona DeMarsh Butler
Community
Assistance
Dona DeMarsh
Butler
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Cooperative
Extension
Services
David Griffis
Library
Service
Lucinda
Colee
Parks,
Recreation,
and Culture
Tim Baylie
Veterans
Services
Jeffrey Bumb
Votran
Steve
Sherrer
Health
Department
Roland
Rondeau
Department overview
 Community Assistance provides assistance to indigent and needy
residents. Staff coordinates the various programs funded by federal,
state and local agencies for more efficient use and delivery of
community resources.
 Cooperative Extension Service is a partnership between the
University of Florida and Volusia County Government to provide
educational programming related to natural resources, livestock,
commercial horticulture, urban horticulture, 4-H programs and
family and consumer counseling.
 Library Services collects, organizes and provides a quality selection
of books and other materials and programs to residents and visitors.
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Department overview
 Parks, Recreation and Culture provides recreation programs,
parks and other facilities that embrace Environmental, Cultural,
Heritage and Outdoor (ECHO) activities and sites.
 Veterans Services provides U.S. military veterans and their
dependents assistance in obtaining earned federal benefits.
Veterans are counseled on the rules and regulations governing
benefits.
 Votran is a mass transit service that provides public transportation
using fixed route buses, paratransit vehicles and related services.
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Department overview
 Volusia County Health Department is a state agency whose
mission is to promote, protect, maintain and improve the health
and safety of Volusia County residents and visitors. The Health
Department is a partnership between Volusia County Government
and the state. Both provide funding and facilities to care for
citizens.
 The Director, Operations Manager and Administrative Aide
are the administrative arm of the department, which provides
administrative direction and support services for the activities
within the divisions.
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Community Services Department
2014-15
Budget
Division
Agriculture Center
Community Assistance
Health Department
Library Services
Parks, Recreation &
Culture
Veterans Services
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Staff
Total
$970, 371
$27,806,561
$2,487,910
$21,480,038
$8,133,288
$636,166
Votran
$21,763,849
Total
$101,590,126
Division
Total
Agriculture Center
16
Community Assistance
48
Health Department
221
Library Services
184
Parks, Recreation &
Culture
107
Veterans Services
Votran
Total (FTE)
10
250
836
Community Assistance Division
Dona DeMarsh Butler, Director
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Community Assistance Division
Mission
To improve the quality of life for Volusia County citizens through
the creation and preservation of safe, decent and affordable
housing for families; and to improve the quality of life for eligible
citizens through temporary emergency assistance and supportive
services.
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UF IFAS Extension/Volusia County
David Griffis, Director
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UF IFAS Extension/Volusia County
Mission
UF IFAS Extension partners with communities to
provide quality, relevant education and research-based
expertise to foster healthy people, environments, and
economies, and to provide a family-friendly educational
and entertainment venue which will foster a positive
economic impact for Volusia County.
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Library Services Division
Lucinda Colee, Director
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Library Services Division
Mission
The Library Services mission is to provide citizens and
visitors with exceptional library services that facilitate
personal growth, economic development, and quality of life,
strengthening community pride and countywide identity and
partnerships.
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Parks, Recreation, Culture Division
Tim Baylie, Director
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Parks, Recreation Culture Division
Mission
Provide quality Ecological, Cultural, Historical, and
Outdoor experiences through a wide variety of parks,
trails and unique resources to residents and visitors.
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Veterans Services
Jeffrey Bumb, Director
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Veterans Services
Mission
To serve America’s veterans, their spouses, and their
families with dignity and compassion, to be their
principal advocate in ensuring they receive the benefits
to which they are entitled, and to promote the health,
welfare, and quality of life of all veterans in recognition
of their service to this nation.
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Votran
Steve Sherrer, General Manager
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Votran
Mission
Votran's mission is to identify and safely meet the mobility
needs of Volusia County. This mission will be accomplished
through a courteous, dependable, and an environmentallysound team commitment to quality service.
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Volusia County Health Department
Roland Rondeau, Interim Director
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Volusia County Health Department
Mission
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Issues facing the department
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The challenge of providing quality service to a growing number of citizens with
declining resources…DOING MORE WITH LESS.
• Looking for efficiencies through technology, new processes, partnerships
• Examples: Library lending machines, Lorick study, GBA scheduling and
workflow system, working cooperatively with other agencies, volunteers,
etc.
• Reducing service levels but with least impact to citizens.
• Further reductions in the future.